So it’s time for me to share my top ten experiences with you. I had some amazing adventures and I’ll get straight into sharing them with you: 10. Gili Air (Indonesia) Loved spending ten days here. Was so relaxing and…
The town with the unpronounceable name – Mawlamyine and a lovely boat ride to Hpa-An
A rather horrible 22 hr bus ride from Inle Lake brought our crazy crew to the next stop on out agenda: Mawlamyine – an old colonial town with amazing architecture and rich history. The name is pronounced nothing like it’s…
Inle lake, unfriendly hotel owners and some amazing food
Up til now we’ve been a but underwhelmed by the food here, but overwhelmed by the kindness and warmth of the people. After a bit of a scare in Thailand we fell in love with how genuine the people are…
Hsipaw and our adventures with Mark
So we took the rather famous train from Mandalay to Hsipaw and arrived at around 6 pm after a grueling 14 hr journey. Yes the train ride took almost 3 times the amount of time as the bus, but the…
The great train journey – Mandalay to Hsipaw
Some amazing views and one long blooming train ride. Let the pictures do the talking
The much talked about road to Mandalay & how Rocky rocked our world
A short and bumpy ride from Bagan brought us to Mandalay. We’d met some people in Vietnam who weren’t so overly impressed with the city but we were hoping it would impress us and also provide me with a place…
Time of our lives in Bagan
It’s probably better to just let the pictures speak for themselves here. I just want to say that being in Bagan was a real highlight of the adventure so far. Arriving at 5 am in the pitch black of night…
Welcome to Myanmar – Yangon and surviving food poisoning
So we finally made it! Myanmar was definitely top of my list before starting the tour and it’s a country I’ve been looking forward to seeing for quite some time. It’s the first time we’ve been forced to take a…